Turkish journalist: Copts should have expected church burnings; deletes tweet after backlash

After tweeting the above statement that a number of Coptic churches that have reportedly been burned across Egypt should have expected that reaction from Morsi supporters because the Church supported the “coup,” Turkish journalist Mahir Zeynalov got some backlash that perhaps he should have expected. Zeynalov then deleted the original tweet, and went in search of a kinder, gentler way of saying the same thing:

No way I'm justifying attacks on churches. I deplored it. I was pointing out the irresponsible endorsement of the coup by Coptic Church.